Early Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategy in Septic Shock Among Cancer Patients: Insights from the TRANSPORT Randomized Controlled Trial
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Early Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategy in Septic Shock Among Cancer Patients: Insights from the TRANSPORT Randomized Controlled Trial

The TRANSPORT trial showed no superiority of liberal versus restrictive RBC transfusion in septic shock patients with cancer, highlighting no mortality benefit and increased thrombotic events with liberal strategy, underscoring the need for individualized transfusion approaches.
Defining a Quantitative Perfusion Threshold with SPY-PHI QP to Predict Mastectomy Skin Necrosis in Breast Reconstruction: Insights and Clinical Implications
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Defining a Quantitative Perfusion Threshold with SPY-PHI QP to Predict Mastectomy Skin Necrosis in Breast Reconstruction: Insights and Clinical Implications

This prospective study identifies a 30% SPY-PHI QP perfusion threshold predictive of mastectomy skin flap necrosis in staged breast reconstruction, highlighting the confounding effect of nitroglycerin ointment and underscoring the need for refined intraoperative tissue assessment.